1941–42 Montreal Canadiens
League6th NHL
1941–42 record18–27–3
Goals for134
Goals against173
Team information
General managerTommy Gorman
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainToe Blake
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Benoit (20)
AssistsToe Blake (28)
PointsToe Blake (45)
Penalty minutesKen Reardon (93)
WinsPaul Bibeault (17)
Goals against averagePaul Bibeault (3.30)

The 1941–42 Montreal Canadiens season was the 33rd season in franchise history. The team placed sixth in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the quarter-finals against the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 1.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
New York Rangers482917260177143
Toronto Maple Leafs482718357158136
Boston Bruins482517656160118
Chicago Black Hawks482223347145155
Detroit Red Wings481925442140147
Montreal Canadiens481827339134173
Brooklyn Americans481629335133175

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

1941–42 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS BRK CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —4–43–3–24–2–26–1–14–44–3–1
Brooklyn 4–4—2–63–4–13–4–12–5–12–6
Chicago 3–3–26–2—3–54–3–12–64–4
Detroit 2–4–24–3–15–3—5–31–72–5–1
Montreal 1–6–14–3–13–4–13–5—4–43–5
New York 4–45–2–16–27–14–4—3–4–1
Toronto 3–4–16–24–45–2–15–34–3–1—

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 1, 19412–3Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)0–1–0
2TNovember 8, 19412–2 OTChicago Black Hawks (1941–42)0–1–1
3LNovember 13, 19412–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)0–2–1
4LNovember 15, 19412–4 OTBrooklyn Americans (1941–42)0–3–1
5LNovember 16, 19412–3@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)0–4–1
6LNovember 22, 19412–7New York Rangers (1941–42)0–5–1
7WNovember 23, 19416–4@ New York Rangers (1941–42)1–5–1
8LNovember 29, 19411–3Boston Bruins (1941–42)1–6–1
9LNovember 30, 19412–3@ Boston Bruins (1941–42)1–7–1
10LDecember 4, 19412–9@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)1–8–1
11LDecember 6, 19411–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)1–9–1
12LDecember 7, 19412–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)1–10–1
13WDecember 11, 19412–1 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)2–10–1
14WDecember 13, 19413–2 OTBrooklyn Americans (1941–42)3–10–1
15WDecember 14, 19414–2@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)4–10–1
16LDecember 16, 19410–4@ Boston Bruins (1941–42)4–11–1
17LDecember 20, 19412–4 OTBoston Bruins (1941–42)4–12–1
18LDecember 21, 19413–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1941–42)4–13–1
19LDecember 27, 19412–4New York Rangers (1941–42)4–14–1
20WDecember 30, 19415–3Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)5–14–1
21WJanuary 3, 19424–1Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)6–14–1
22LJanuary 4, 19420–10@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)6–15–1
23LJanuary 8, 19421–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)6–16–1
24LJanuary 10, 19420–2Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)6–17–1
25WJanuary 11, 19422–0@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)7–17–1
26LJanuary 15, 19422–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)7–18–1
27WJanuary 17, 19426–2New York Rangers (1941–42)8–18–1
28LJanuary 18, 19424–5 OT@ New York Rangers (1941–42)8–19–1
29TJanuary 24, 19422–2 OTBoston Bruins (1941–42)8–19–2
30LJanuary 25, 19423–7@ Boston Bruins (1941–42)8–20–2
31LJanuary 29, 19423–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)8–21–2
32WFebruary 1, 19423–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)9–21–2
33LFebruary 5, 19423–4Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)9–22–2
34WFebruary 7, 19423–1Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)10–22–2
35LFebruary 10, 19421–8@ Boston Bruins (1941–42)10–23–2
36LFebruary 12, 19424–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)10–24–2
37WFebruary 14, 19425–3New York Rangers (1941–42)11–24–2
38LFebruary 15, 19420–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)11–25–2
39WFebruary 17, 19422–1 OT@ New York Rangers (1941–42)12–25–2
40WFebruary 21, 19425–3Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)13–25–2
41LFebruary 26, 19424–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42)13–26–2
42WFebruary 28, 19428–3Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)14–26–2
43TMarch 1, 19421–1 OT@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42)14–26–3
44WMarch 5, 19425–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)15–26–3
45WMarch 7, 19424–3 OTBoston Bruins (1941–42)16–26–3
46WMarch 14, 19424–3Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)17–26–3
47LMarch 15, 19421–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42)17–27–3
48WMarch 19, 19427–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42)18–27–3

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Playoffs

They went against Detroit in the first round in a best of three series and lost in 3 games, or 1–2.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Toe BlakeLW4817284519
Joe BenoitRW4620163627
Terry ReardonC/RW3317173414
Charlie SandsC/RW381116276
Ray GetliffeC/LW4511152635
Buddy O'ConnorC36916254
John QuiltyC4812122444
Pete MorinLW311012227
Gerry HeffernanRW405152015
Ken ReardonD413121593
Jack PortlandD46291153
Murph ChamberlainLW2663930
Tony DemersRW73474
Bunny DameLW342574
Tony GraboskiLW/D232578
Red GoupilleD4715651
Butch BouchardD4406638
Jim HaggartyLW51120
Red HeronC1211212
Rod LorrainRW41010
Elmer LachC10110
Jim O'NeilC/RW40114
Stu SmithLW10110
Connie TudinC40114
Paul BibeaultG380000
Bert GardinerG100000
Leo LamoureuxC/D10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Paul Bibeault238038171921313.301
Bert Gardiner62010181424.060
Team:300048182731733.461

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Terry ReardonC/RW32242
Jim HaggartyLW32130
Gerry HeffernanRW22130
Toe BlakeLW30332
Butch BouchardD31120
Joe BenoitRW31015
Buddy O'ConnorC30110
John QuiltyC30110
Charlie SandsC/RW30112
Paul BibeaultG30000
Ray GetliffeC/LW30000
Red GoupilleD30002
Red HeronC30000
Pete MorinLW10000
Jack PortlandD30000
Ken ReardonD30004
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Paul Bibeault18031282.671
Team:18031282.671

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

  1. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1941–42 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  4. ↑ "1941-42 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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